Speak Now (studio album) by Taylor Swift

From Meowtopia 05/26/2018 14:01

Found this cd in my dad's collection. My sister bought it eight years ago for her birthday when she was 8. There isn't even a scratch on it, and I feel guilty even ripping this considering the ass Swift is especially now.

This is her best album. The lyrics are very good, the melodies nice and overall it's a consistent and enjoyable album to listen to, start to finish, I don't even notice how long it is. The only track I don't really like is Last Kiss. Ours, Mine, Sparks Fly, Back to December, Speak Now, Dear John, Innocent, Enchanted and Long Live are my favorite tracks.

According to the album credits she is the sole songwriter for all tracks. Pretty uncommon these days especially for someone at her stature. This is before she made it to her current level but man can she pump 'em out, and at high quality too. Better Than Revenge and Speak Now are my favorites. She really struts her stuff on this one

From RoundTheBend 07/02/2016 06:42

My wife loves her.

There are a few good songs here.

From M42K0 02/07/2016 07:57

Reading comments for this album, all I can think about this site is that people here either have a great sense of humor, an awful taste or are completely nuts. Taylor Swift a great songwriter? Please tell me you're joking.

From tgarritsen 02/14/2015 04:31

Fine if you're a teenage girl or have the mind of a teenage girl and you're not looking for something groundbreaking.

Great songwriting and terrific hooks. I think this album will get more credit in the future when it came stand on its own legs apart from the Taylor Swift aura. She really can write catchy and heartfelt pop songs.

INCREDIBLE

Really, not one bad song, many incredibly good ones

Hands down, this makes my top ten of all time. Three words: Emotion, emotion, emotion. And it would actually require more than that to capture the different types of it that are on this album. From the gut-wreching bitterness of Dear John, to the epic euphoria of Enchanted, to the heated intensity of Better Than Revenge, to the dark despair of Last Kiss, to the optimistic sorrow of Long Live, if you're open to it, this album will tear your heart out. There isn't a weak moment on the entire album. There are several songs that are simply enjoyable- really enjoyable actually- but if that's the closest I can come to saying this album has a weak point, that's pretty good. Most of these songs are important, in different ways. I've never heard a better combination of music and lyrics combined to convey emotion on an album. Taylor chooses her lyrics very carefully, as so many lines paint a specific emotion that tells the story of a different situation Taylor had encountered in order to feel what she is conveying here. It's easy to look at her biggest demographic and discount her based on that, but who was Elvis's biggest demographic? The Beatles? Plus, it is kind of ironic that someone used auto tune and a teen audience as two argument to discount Taylor, shortly after defending Kanye West, because he's not familiar to either of those things. I enjoyed his album, just don't defend it by criticizing another album for things that can also apply to the album you're defending. If you don't appreciate Taylor's album as I have, I can respect that, but for the benefit of anyone who chooses to listen to this album, I hope you have the same experience I have had with this album, because it's something everyone should have the privilege of feeling. An absolute masterpiece.